| I think the unspoken context here is you want the aforementioned 16 year old to have a decent income over their lifetime. I think doing something they're interested in has a lot of merit, though at age 16 they may not have experienced enough different things to know for sure. I'm not sure why you think knowledge is meaningless. Everyone is panicking about AI, but honestly, I've yet to see an AI produced document that's competent or a line of AI generated code that's useful. Yes... it can produce things that are at 80% of what you might want and that means that you (the human) may only have to spend half your time editing AI generated content. I don't think Lawyers or Doctors or College Professors are going to be replaced with AI. But I think each of these professions will need to develop expertise in working with evolving technology. How 'bout Literature? Granted, it's not the royal road to wealth my creative writing instructor implied, but it's great fun. And if you love reading and writing, you'll probably maintain the level of motivation needed for an advanced degree, so maybe Literature Professor? Or spend some time in the military. I spent a few years in the Marines in the middle of my college experience. It made me realize a few things: 1. I don't want a career in the military and 2. I would love to have a job that got me out of the office on a regular basis. But there are plenty of people who love the military and make it a career. Have you asked your 16 year old what they want to do? |